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London: Dubbed as project of the century. CPEC is the cornerstone of OBOR or One belt one road initiative. China’s dream of reviving ancient silk road network is slowly taking shapes.China Pakistan friendship highway runs from China’s Kashgar to Pakistan’s Gwadar port. Over 800 miles long highway is the spinal cord of the project. For China , CPEC is the crown jewel of its OBOR project. China has already invested billions of dollars and according to media reports will reach well over $60 bn by 2019. Project was Inaugurated on 22nd May, 2013 so far has been party operational. According to Pakistani officials this...

In May 1997, an Indian air force MiG-25RB call sign Foxbat by NATO entered Pakistani airspace undetected , took photographs of vital strategic installations near Islamabad and went back to India unchallenged. The aircraft entered Pakistani airspace sub-sonically at around 20,000 m and circled on top of Islamabad .

London: In a historical ruling Pakistan’s supreme court issued an order to remove Prime minister Nawaz Sharif from his post. Five member panel reached verdict unanimously in the Islamabad court. Following the verdict, PM Sharif resigned from all responsibilities even though he still denies any wrong doings. Last year Mr. Sharif told the Parliament that he and his family acquired those assets legally before entering the politics. Court was investigating Mr. Sharif’s family wealth following Panama Paper case linking Mr. sharif’s family owned offshore accounts. There were 17 PM before him. No Pakistani PM has ever completed a full five year...

The China–Pakistan Economic Corridor(CPEC) is the dream of China’s One Belt One Road or 21st century Silk Road initiative.global vision of infrastructure connectivity , its Primary goal is to connect Gwadar Port in southwestern Pakistan to China’s northwestern autonomous region of Xinjiang, Kashgar to be precisely . via a network of highways, railways at a cost of approximately $54 billion. It was partially operationalized as Chinese cargo was transported to Gwadar Port for onward maritime shipment to Africa and West Asia On 13 November 2016. To be continued...